How do the legal professions and services available within the legal sectors of Scotland and Northern Ireland compare with the legal profession in England and Wales?

Background

We want to create the conditions for the UK’s legal services sector to flourish by developing a sustainable, efficient and effective system. This includes securing legal services market access overseas, growing the UK’s market share, and enhancing the international competitiveness and attractiveness of the legal sector.

Next steps

We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects

  • The impact of the 2007 Legal Services Act on organisational form, the legal profession, and future skills requirements.

    The legal services sector is of fundamental importance to the UK economy both in terms of its contribution to national wealth, and because it plays an important enabling function for other enterprise in the UK. The secto...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    This project specifically focuses on the legal services sector in the UK and the impact of the 2007 Legal Services Act, which directly relates to the question.

  • Oxford Brookes University and Brethertons LLP

    To create the 'legal firm of the future', in response to regulatory and market developments, via changes to corporate culture, access channels and business architectures....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially relevant as it focuses on creating the 'legal firm of the future' rather than comparing legal professions across different regions.

  • Comparison Framework - Legal Services

    Legal Utopia has built its position in the UK market to assist the public in finding and selecting regulated lawyers, whilst also pioneering in the legal diagnostics field to help people identify and understand the legal...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    Fully relevant as it specifically addresses the comparison of legal services in the UK market and aims to improve access to legal services.

  • Legal Practice in Eighteenth-century Scotland

    This research will focus on the nature and development of legal practice in Scotland in the eighteenth century. This was a crucial period in the development of Scots law. It was a time when Scots lawyers themselves large...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    Although this project focuses on legal practice in eighteenth-century Scotland, it does not directly address the comparison between legal professions and services in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, and Wales.

Similar ARIs from other organisations

Whole Justice System Analysis - Justice Economics What is the economic contribution of Scotland’s legal and justice sectors to the national economy? Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
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